Planning to shift my carrier from Finance to SAP BI

Hi, I'm planning to shift my carrier from Finance to SAP BI and right now I don't have perfect plan. Would you pls guide me regarding this, do I need to take Certification to hit a job in BI? and what are the areas do you want me to concentrate? Do I need to learn PLSQL or any other supporting software tools/languages?
Suggestions would be highly appreciated!

I know how much you are desparate for this. A shift in career is a lot. I
would adviceif you have a fair understanding of applications running in
server is huge. bcoz SAP would initially need that understanding. you need
that basics of technology.
i would say it is not mandatory to be proficient unless you want a
programming career like SAP ABAP. it will ask you to run a server and then
get to working screens.. and from there its a bit of tech stuff.. if your
question is - "Strictly do i need to be proficient in PLSQL to learn SAP
BI?" My answer is NO!!!!!!! because even if it is so in ABAP or any Server
dependent language you can master that from Dr. Google Resources in less
than a weeks time! and you are a Masters in Computers already! BI is
strictly an intelligence tools that may expect your awareness of basic
analytics knowledge. Probablity and Statistics as well as market research
theoritically in the domain of your choice - May be it Anlytics in CRM or
Analytics in investment and Finance.

If you have further questions please post. Sturctured Query Languages are
not miracles - its as simple as askinga database - " What is your name and
age ? - in computer or that particular database language" :) :) :) Regards
Vinoth

Hi, I don't have any previous experience in SAP BI or related platforms. I started my carrier in core finance, from campus recruitment and now my idea is like to become a techno functional consultant. Based my interest I've inquired about BIW and thought that this needs less programming knowledge, if track set's I'll build a strong carrier and do certifications accordingly.

Kavitha, You are right. if you are very specific about BIW then go for it.
In the process of learning you can cover a great deal of related subject
matter. Since you have core finance experience you can connect that
experience with SAP FICO (finance and control) - just a thought! you may
counsel it before any decision. you have functional and Technical as well as
techno-functional roles in it - this way you would not have rejected your
finance experience as well. in all if you speak of any functional roles - a
formal management course, qualification will go a long way to help you in
terms of career. Again in SAP any module is great!